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  1. Adenocard?

    nursepenny replied to nursepenny's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    yes, we do serial enzymes, usually q 6 to 8 hrs x 3 sets. ( cpk, ck-mb, and trop). if i remember correctly the cpk and mb were wnl. we also started doing abnp's about 2 yers ago. (alpha-beta...

  2. Adenocard?

    nursepenny replied to nursepenny's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks all for the response. I learn something new every day and hope i continue to do so. I am not sure of this patients cardiac history. May be she had other factors against her. This was not...

  3. Now Ive heard it all!!!

    nursepenny replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Just wanted top respond a little to this thread. I have worked both sides and understand the aggravation of not being able to send a patient to the floor or the nurse not taking report. (we still...

  4. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    nursepenny replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    LOL ERnurse. Never thought about

  5. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    nursepenny replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, Did you all work with me last night??? I had a 34 y/o in for "bladder sling" x 2 weeks ago and will not go home. I normally work ICU, but had to work Med/Surg last PM. Any way @ 8 PM went...

  6. defining moment ( kinda long sorry)

    nursepenny posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, Was just wondering if any of you gals/guys had a "defining moment" when you knew you were meant to be a nurse? Mine happened while I was working as a CNA while in school. We had a patient...

  7. Nurse Stabbed!

    nursepenny replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would like to send encouragement to this nurse. :balloons: :balloons: You know, I am more worried about something like this happening than I am...

  8. lpn-rn...same difference

    nursepenny replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Plato I have noticed you have not placed your credentials/or title on this board. Or did I miss it? I am an LPN and proud of that. I worked hard to get my LICENSE. It is because of economic reasons...

  9. Acls required?

    nursepenny replied to diablo's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN and I am ACLS certified. I did work on a Tele floor but now I work in ICU/SDU. I work in a small hospital, and here, if an LPN is certified, she/he can run a code. I love learning and...

  10. Bully! Help! I need to write a rebuttal!

    nursepenny replied to Bitten's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Bitten, Just wanted to say I work in ICU and we mix our Cardizem gtt in a 1:1 ratio also. Continue to do what you KNOW is right. I would think twice about working in an establishment such as...

  11. have you ever noticed

    nursepenny posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an experienced LPN, who works at a 75 bed acute care hospital. I work in ICU/SDU here. For the past 2 nights, I have taken care of an 84 y/o female CVA victim. Apparently, it was from...

  12. have you ever noticed

    nursepenny replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! Thanks for the response I got about positioning patients. I just re-read my thread and realized I did not state the highest BP 197/133 was while patient was on back. And I also forgot...

  13. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    nursepenny replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I go to several different nursing discussion boards and seem to be confronted on each by the same thing. This is the second time I have responded to any discussion. Whether or not RN's realize...